âYou donât really want to support me. On the one hand, you want to sign me on because you see that I still have some commercial value. On the other hand, itâs all because of your selfishness, right?â Qiao Jierou continued to ask.
âOf course. Otherwise, why would I spend so much money?â
âSister, I really didnât do such a thing!â Qiao Jierou shouted in despair.
...
She never expected Guo Pingâan to expose these things.
What was wrong with him?
Seeing that things were out of control, Old Madam Qiao hurriedly said, âAlright, letâs not talk about it anymore. I think President Guo must be drunk tonight to say these things. These things have nothing to do with the Qiao family and Jierou. My original intention was only to help Weiyang sign with a good company. Someone, bring President Guo out to sober up!â
With that, a few security officers came forward and dragged Guo Pingâan down without any explanation.
Qiao Weiyang had already achieved her goal. She retracted her gaze from Guo Pingâan and looked at Qiao Jierou pitifully. âJierou, weâre sisters. Is this how you treat me? Iâve already given you what you wanted and even moved out of the house. Is there anything else youâre dissatisfied with? Must you push me into a fire pit?â
Wasnât it just pretending to be pitiful? Did Qiao Jierou think only she knew how to do that?
All the guests looked at Qiao Weiyang sympathetically. They really did not expect Qiao Jierou to do such a thing.
Those who knew a little about the Qiao family knew that Qiao Weiyang and Qiao Jierou were not born by the same mother, but no matter what, Qiao Jierou could not treat Qiao Weiyang like this!
âI didnât do it, Sister. I really didnât do it. It wasnât me⊠As you can see, President Guo was drunkâŠâ
âBut havenât you always known that President Guo is a pervert who lusts over women?â Qiao Weiyang asked.
âI really didnât know. I donât know much about these things. I usually just focus on filming and donât care about these things. I wasnât the one who made the arrangements.â Qiao Jierou kept shirking the responsibility.
Seeing that Guo Pingâan had embarrassed the Qiao family, Old Madam Qiao regretted arranging such a company for Qiao Weiyang.
She said, âWeiyang, donât blame Jierou. This was the joint decision of our family. We made the wrong decision because we didnât know President Guo well. After this, weâll definitely choose a new company for you to sign with.â
âGrandma, are you going to sell me off to another company?â
These words were so harsh that Old Madam Qiaoâs expression changed. âRidiculous. It was just a mistake, but you want to erase everything weâve done for you?â
âThen what kind of good company do you plan to choose for me next time, Grandma?â Qiao Weiyang looked up. There were tears in her eyes, but they did not fall. Her gaze showed a hint of stubbornness, despair, and resistance.
Everyone empathized with Qiao Weiyangâs unwillingness. Only then did they realize that they were really wrong to think that Old Madam Qiao was a fair old woman.
âIâŠâ Old Madam Qiao was actually rendered speechless by her gaze.
Qiao Weiyang sneered in her heart and said to everyone, âAs everyone can see, Iâve always done my best for the Qiao family, but the Qiao family treats me like this. The Qiao family is really disappointing.â
âWeiyang, donât be sad. Find a good company.â
âThatâs right, thatâs right. Today is the old womanâs 70th birthday, after all. Let bygones be bygones.â
Although everyone was persuading her on the surface, they were actually a little biased toward Qiao Weiyang.
Qiao Jierouâs and Old Madam Qiaoâs expressions were ugly.
Qiao Weiyang said, âI came over today to celebrate Grandmaâs birthday. I also wanted to tell the family that Iâve already signed a contract with a company, but I didnât expect to encounter such a thing.â
âYouâve already signed a contract with a company? Which one is it?â everyone asked.
Qiao Jierou also looked at her in shock. She had actually signed with the company?
âItâs not a large company. Itâs a personal studio that I established myself. All management and film matters are arranged by me and my colleagues in my own studio.â
It was very common for artistes to establish studios, but most of them still had to rely on a main company. It was very rare for someone like Qiao Weiyang to be completely independent.
However, because everyone had witnessed her almost being tricked by the Qiao family just now, they still gave her their blessings. âThatâs great. I wish you success in your future development.â
âThank you, everyone. Thank you for coming to celebrate Grandmaâs birthday today and speaking up for me so that I didnât enter the fire pit.â
With that, Qiao Weiyang got off the stage and left without looking at the Qiao family again.
Old Master Qiao frowned and watched her leave. Thinking that he was the one who got someone to invite Qiao Weiyang back, he didnât chase after her.
On the other hand, Qiao Dongliang followed her.
Old Madam Qiao couldnât give a speech for her birthday banquet anymore, so she could only invite everyone to take their seats at their table. She turned around and returned to the room she booked in the hotel.
Qiao Jierou followed.
She closed the door and turned to face Old Madam Qiao. In the next second, a slap landed on her face.
Qiao Jierou covered her face and lowered her head.
âTell me, what did you do? Did you really reach an agreement with Guo Pingâan just to get him to sign a contract with your sister?â Old Madam Qiao was furious.
Although she didnât like Qiao Weiyang either, this concerned the Qiao familyâs reputation. No matter what, she couldnât let things become so ugly.
âGrandma, I really didnât do that. I donât know if President Guo was drunk or if he said those words because he was bribed by Sister. How could I have done such a thing?â
Old Madam Qiao thought for a moment and felt that Qiao Jierou was still very obedient. She was usually obedient and was well protected by the family. It was indeed unlikely for her to do such a thing.
She restrained her anger and said, âThings have already come to this. Itâs useless for you to say anything else. Iâll get someone to send Guo Pingâan away. Donât worry about these things in the future.â
âGot it, Grandma. Please calm down.â
Qiao Jierou came out of Old Madam Qiaoâs room and touched her burning cheek. She was furious.
As soon as she went out, her heart skipped a beat when she saw Old Master Qiao standing in front of her.
It was easy to fool Old Madam Qiao, but Old Master Qiao was not easy to deal with.
âGrandpa.â She stood still obediently.
âWhatâs going on?â Old Master Qiao asked sternly.
âGrandpa, I really donât know⊠Everyone says that President Guo was drunk and spouted nonsense. Maybe heâs used to doing such things and mixed up the details, which is how he ended up blaming me.â
Old Master Qiao didnât say anything, his gaze cloudy and sharp.
It was uncertain if he believed her or not.
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